Misard (en. Misard)

[mizard]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Refers to a person who is shy or lacks self-confidence.

He is misard and avoids speaking in public.

Il est misard et évite de parler en public.

Refers to a withdrawal attitude towards others.

His misard behavior makes him hard to approach.

Son comportement misard le rend difficile à approcher.

Characterizes a person who is easily influenced by fear.

She is so misard that she refuses to take risks.

Elle est si misarde qu'elle refuse de prendre des risques.

Uncertain origin, possibly from a slang form or derived from 'miserable'.

to be misard

To show timidity or hesitation in the face of a situation.

être misard

to act like a misard

To behave in a reserved or fearful manner.

agir comme un misard

miserable

Refers to a person in a very unfavorable situation or behaving sadly.

misérable

shyness

Characteristic of someone who has difficulty asserting themselves.

timidité

A pejorative term to describe a weak person.

Everyone calls him a misard because he never dares to assert himself.

Tout le monde l'appelle un misard parce qu'il n'ose jamais s'affirmer.

Used to qualify someone as cowardly.

Don't be misard, dare to say what you think!

Ne sois pas misard, ose dire ce que tu penses !